Dell PowerEdge M610x Technical Manual

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DellDell PowerEdge M610x Technical Guide 38Title DescriptionDell Management Console (DMC) Provides a systems management console that enables systemsadministrators to discover and inventory devices on yournetwork. It provides functions such as health and performancemonitoring of networked devices and patch managementcapabilities for Dell systems. DMC differs from the IT Assistantmanagement console (described above) in that with DMC,value-add plug-ins that enable advanced functionality can bepurchased and added to the base DMC product.17.3 Embedded Server ManagementThe PowerEdge M610x implements circuitry for the next generation of Embedded ServerManagement. It is Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI) v2.0 compliant. The optionaliDRAC (Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller) is responsible for acting as an interface betweenthe host system and its management software and the periphery devices.The optional upgrade to iDRAC6 provides features for managing the server remotely or in data centerlights-out environments.Advanced iDRAC features require the installation of the optional iDRAC6 Enterprise card.17.4 Lifecycle Controller and Unified Server ConfiguratorEmbedded management is comprised of interdependent pieces:• Dell Lifecycle Controller• Unified Server Configurator• iDRAC6Dell Lifecycle Controller powers the embedded management features. It includes integrated andtamper-proof storage for system-management tools and enablement utilities (firmware, drivers,etc.). Lifecycle Controller enables pre-OS server deployment, OS installation, platform updates,platform configuration, and diagnostics capabilities.Dell Unified Server Configurator (USC) is a graphical user interface (GUI) that aids in local serverprovisioning in a pre-OS environment. To access the Unified Server Configurator, press the keywithin 10 seconds of the Dell logo appearance during the system boot process. Table 10 detailscurrent functionality enabled by the USC.Table 10. Unified Server Configurator Features and DescriptionFeature DescriptionFaster O/S Installation Drivers and the installation utility are embedded on system, so noneed to scour Dell.com.Faster System Updates Integration with Dell support automatically directed to latestversions of the Unified Server Configurator, iDRAC, RAID, BIOS, NIC,and power supply.Update Rollback Ability to recover to previous ―known good state‖ for all updatablecomponents.More Comprehensive Diagnostics Diagnostic utilities are embedded on system.Simplified Hardware Configuration Detects RAID controller and allows user to configure virtual disk and